Luckily for the three friends - all aged 41 - Matthew's parents own Brookfields Farm in Meltham and they just so happened to have a couple of outbuildings going spare. When the fledgling brewers outgrew Matthew's garage they moved in there and expanded their range.

Today, Three Fiends Brewhouse is producing 11 different beers, including a West Coast Pale Ale called 'Bad Uncle Barry' that has won two CAMRA Gold Awards. Also in their range is a house pale ale brewed for the Slaithwaite restaurant 'Om is where the heart is'.

They go to food and drink festivals up and down the country in their mobile horse box and will be stationed outside Parochial Hall during Marsden Jazz Festival this weekend.

Chris and Matthew went full time at the brewery earlier this year. Chris was made redundant from his job as a site manager at Tarmac and stay-at-home dad, Matthew, saw his children start school.

"The timing was right," explained Chris. "And we are selling everything we make so the time is now.

"It's nice that everyone likes it but it's a shame we are having to turn down orders. One of our fermenters is tied up with FreedOm all the time.

Some of the range offered by Three Fiends Brewhouse

"Now we have got the finance we are flying up to Aberdeen next week to look at some kit that would expand us to an eight bbl (barrel) brewery. At the moment we are at two bbl and the kit costs £50,000 so it's a big expansion."

The brewery will remain at its current location at Brookfields Farm in Holmfirth.